My daughter recently sent me this CNN article about how some poor, unsupported elderly women in Japan deal with their poverty and loneliness...
They commit a petty crime (on purpose) - like stealing food - so that they will end the up in a women's prison, where they have companionship and their basic needs met.
Wow! For me, that's hard to fathom...!
Would anyone get a prison sentence in Canada for stealing food?! I can't imagine!
It makes me wonder what we do in Canada to help those in similar situations who have limited resources and no family support - who, in some cases, can no longer live on their own.
This whole homelessness situation - in different places of the world - is really a shock to me... something I never expected.
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